Revelation, March 1838 [D&C 113]

Originally called Shoal Creek. Located fifty-five miles northeast of Independence. Surveyed 1823; first settled by whites, 1831. Site purchased, 8 Aug. 1836, before Caldwell Co. was organized for Latter-day Saints in Missouri. William W. Phelps and John Whitmer...

1st. Who is the stem of Jessee spoken of in the 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. and 5th. verses of the 11th. Chap. of Isiah.

Ans. Verely thus saith the Lord It is Christ

Q. 2d. What is the Rod spoken of in the 1st.verse of the 11th.verse Chap. that shoud come of the stem of Jessee.

Ans. Behold thus saith <the Lord> it is a servant in the hands of Christ who is partly a decendant of Jessee as well as of Ephraim or of the house of Joseph, on whome thare is Laid much power.

Qest 3d. What is the Root of Jessee spoken of in the 10th. verse of the 11th. Chap.

Ans. Behold thus saith the Lord; it is a decendant of Jessee as well as of Joseph unto whom rightly belongs the Priesthood and the kees of the Kingdom for an ensign and for the geathering of my people in the Last day.— [p. 17]

Quest. on Scripture.

1st. Who is the stem of Jessee spoken of in the 1st. 2d. 3d. 4th. and 5th. verses of the 11th. Chap. of Isiah.

Ans. Verely thus saith the Lord It is Christ

Q. 2d. What is the Rod spoken of in the 1st. verse of the 11th. Chap. that shoud come of the stem of Jessee.

Ans. Behold thus saith the Lord it is a servant in the hands of Christ who is partly a decendant of Jessee as well as of Ephraim or of the house of Joseph, on whome thare is Laid much power.

Qest 3d. What is the Root of Jessee spoken of in the 10th. verse of the 11th. Chap.

Ans. Behold thus saith the Lord; it is a decendant of Jessee as well as of Joseph unto whom rightly belongs the Priesthood and the kees of the Kingdom for an ensign and for the geathering of my people in the Last day.— [p. 17]